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durbin for his courtesy in light of another engagement i have. mr. president, i also rise to join my colleague from alabama, to join many others, to express real concern on this topic of illegal immigration and the ne need, the desperate need, to fix this problem, to solve this problem. mr. president, i believe we all want to cherish and hold up and continue the proud tradition of this country which is founded on immigration. mr. president, one of the many things that makes america unique is that we are a nation of all of us immigrants. none of us somehow have some blood oath or blood tie to this land that goes back from time immemorial. we all came here relatively recently, in the grand scheme of things, from other lands, all of our families. we are a nation of immigrants and immigration, and we chair risch thacherishthat and we cel. but, of course, mr. president, historically that has been a system of legal immigration. and it's so worrisome to me and so many others that over the last 30 years in particular that has really evolved into a wide-open,
durbin for his courtesy in light of another engagement i have. mr. president, i also rise to join my colleague from alabama, to join many others, to express real concern on this topic of illegal immigration and the ne need, the desperate need, to fix this problem, to solve this problem. mr. president, i believe we all want to cherish and hold up and continue the proud tradition of this country which is founded on immigration. mr. president, one of the many things that makes america unique is...
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senator durbin said it's important that police departments and sheriff's department speck out. >> we can fought do this without you. we need to have your validation. of what we are setting out to did. >>reporter: oakland police chief howard jordan is on board. >> if you look at what the weapons mean and what they do, they have no place in a city like oakland or any urban environment. >>reporter: nra responded to senator feinstein today with the statement. quote it's disappointing but not surprising that she is once again focused on curtailing the constitution instead of prosecuting criminals or fixing our broken mental health syste system. standing in front of a lobby wall indescribed with the names of officers killed in the line of duty, howard jordan responded. >> for me personally i think they need to get just get reality check about what is really happening on the streets and what the impact of these weapons is causing inform not only our community but officers and officers being safe so they can protect our citizens. >>reporter: in the week since the sandy hook elementary shooti
senator durbin said it's important that police departments and sheriff's department speck out. >> we can fought do this without you. we need to have your validation. of what we are setting out to did. >>reporter: oakland police chief howard jordan is on board. >> if you look at what the weapons mean and what they do, they have no place in a city like oakland or any urban environment. >>reporter: nra responded to senator feinstein today with the statement. quote it's...
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democrats on the panel are chuck schumer of new york, dick durbin of illinois and bob menendez of new colorado's l bennet. republicans are john mccain, south carolina's lindsey graham, marco rubio of florida and jeff flake of arizona. this comes as president obama flies to las vegas to outline his vision for immigration. senator durbin says immigration reform, a comprehensive plan is long overdue. >> we are committed to a comprehensive approach to finally in this country have an immigration law we can live with. we've virtually going for 25 years without a clear statement about immigration policy. that is unacceptable in this nation of immigrants. >> reporter: the plan also calls for easier entry for immigrants who have math, science and engineering skills. bill? bill: there is a lot of politics laced to this entire issue. how do the politics figure into this proposal, steve? >> reporter: first it comes during an important window of opportunity before the midterm elections of 2014 get underway, before all the campaigning gets underway. it comes just after president obama was reelected
democrats on the panel are chuck schumer of new york, dick durbin of illinois and bob menendez of new colorado's l bennet. republicans are john mccain, south carolina's lindsey graham, marco rubio of florida and jeff flake of arizona. this comes as president obama flies to las vegas to outline his vision for immigration. senator durbin says immigration reform, a comprehensive plan is long overdue. >> we are committed to a comprehensive approach to finally in this country have an...
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when you get people like durbin and schumer, liberal democrats going along with something with john mccain and lindsey graham, that's a pretty good sign that this will pass easily in the senate. i think one of the most intriguing stories is the fight for credit. i think there are going to be a lot of people headed by marco rubio who will want to get a lot of this credit. lori: on the political side but it also begs the question, right, greg, what happens to the millions of illegal immigrants already living and working in this country? will it put pressure on available jobs and other services like hospital care, et cetera, what do you think?. >> i don't think so. i would prefer to take a positive spin on this entire story. i think if you look at a country like japan which is a demographic train wreck with a huge deficit, much bigger than ours, we're adding lots of people who will pay social security taxes. who will pay other taxes. you're adding to our population i think a workforce that will actually help our fiscal issues far more than a country say like japan. lori: good comparison. help
when you get people like durbin and schumer, liberal democrats going along with something with john mccain and lindsey graham, that's a pretty good sign that this will pass easily in the senate. i think one of the most intriguing stories is the fight for credit. i think there are going to be a lot of people headed by marco rubio who will want to get a lot of this credit. lori: on the political side but it also begs the question, right, greg, what happens to the millions of illegal immigrants...
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illinois senator dick durbin. marsha blackburn and bob menendez, all weighing in on major proposals happening right now. >>> plus, is your college education paying off? why you may be overqualified for your job. something no one has ever said to me, actually. >>> one of my favorites, director and screen writer behind "silver linings playbook" will be here. >> have you seen it? >> i haven't. looking forward to it. >> oh, that and "argo," my favorites. >> thank you, john. >>> the threat of powerful thunderstorms maybe tornadoes, jennifer delgado, tracking the extreme weather threat for us. so much to report, give me the lowdown. >> that's right. seeing severe storms popping up through parts of eastern texas and into central and western parts of oklahoma. we have a tornado watch in effect until noon central time. now, we're talking about some of the storms becoming very strong and some isolated tornadoes popping up. you have to see for yourself, a lot more lightning starting to pop up and down toward the south, up th
illinois senator dick durbin. marsha blackburn and bob menendez, all weighing in on major proposals happening right now. >>> plus, is your college education paying off? why you may be overqualified for your job. something no one has ever said to me, actually. >>> one of my favorites, director and screen writer behind "silver linings playbook" will be here. >> have you seen it? >> i haven't. looking forward to it. >> oh, that and "argo," my...
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illinois senator dick durbin and senator bob corker both on the committee to oversee that confirmation. they will be with chris coming up this sunday. bill: we've been watching this picture from cairo, egypt, now. this is the second year anniversary of the ousting of hosni mubarak. we were watching tahrir square last hour, this appears to be the military in egypt responding to those who were allegedly commemorating the date of the revolution, responding now with tear gas-fired back in the other direction. this has gone back and forth now. what you see, 5:18 in the evening. you're coming up on dusk there in egypt. we'll see what nighttime holds. in the past sometimes this is like the time of day. it is friday. it is after prayers. you see the camera come down to reveal just how many people gathered in the streets of the not quite sure which way this is going but we want to share that with you and let you know we're watching that in cairo. that is happening now. martha: and the mystery behind a bizarre hoax gets more and more curious the more we learn. look? >> i just want to let you kno
illinois senator dick durbin and senator bob corker both on the committee to oversee that confirmation. they will be with chris coming up this sunday. bill: we've been watching this picture from cairo, egypt, now. this is the second year anniversary of the ousting of hosni mubarak. we were watching tahrir square last hour, this appears to be the military in egypt responding to those who were allegedly commemorating the date of the revolution, responding now with tear gas-fired back in the other...
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agreement are john mccain, marco rubio, jeff flake, lindsey graham, the democrats, chuck schumer, dick durbin, michael benn bennet, robert menendez. probably the most controversial part will be all of these folks here in this country illegally under this proposal, should it pass, would not be asked to leave the country. they would have a path to citizenship, a path to being legal and that, of course, the devil is going to be in the details on this. but that is going to be the test, whether conservative republicans who have been against this for a long time, whether they can sign on to it. >> we'll get a chance to listen to what the president has to say on this, as i mentioned, tomorrow in las vegas. chuck todd in washington. thank you very much. >> you got it. >>> let's check in with natalie morales with the days top stories. >> good morning, savannah and matt. >>> violence raging on the streets of cairo for the fifth straight day this morning. eamon . >> reporter: clashes taking place between protesters and police, as you mention ed, for the fifth straight day. all weekend long, intense figh
agreement are john mccain, marco rubio, jeff flake, lindsey graham, the democrats, chuck schumer, dick durbin, michael benn bennet, robert menendez. probably the most controversial part will be all of these folks here in this country illegally under this proposal, should it pass, would not be asked to leave the country. they would have a path to citizenship, a path to being legal and that, of course, the devil is going to be in the details on this. but that is going to be the test, whether...